MP: Video showing lion roaming on road sends forest staff on wild goose chase

A video on social media emerged showing a lion roaming on the road lit by the headlights of a car. This has sent forest department officials on a wild goose chase prompting intense search operations for the wild cat in Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh. The video showed the lion moving on a dirt road and claimed that the wild cat was spotted on Raipuria Road in Kanad area of the district. The information about the video and possibilities of the lion being in the locality was given to the senior forest officials in Ujjain by a brick kiln operator, prompting a flurry of activities.